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Personal info

Full name
ROLAND, Marshall Louis
Date of birth
9 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Hometown
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34890741
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 August 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 68

Immediate family

Members
Marshall R. Roland (father)
Susie (Thomas) Roland (mother)
Gertrude Roland (sister)
Inez Roland (sister)
Violia Roland (sister)
James T. Roland (brother)
David Roland (brother)
Bobby Roland (brother)

More information

Pfc Marshall L. Roland enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 20 August 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Draguignan, France.

His brother James T. Roland is buried next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet